​Yoga Nidra: A Journey Inward

Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation practice that facilitates deep rest and reconnection with your True Nature—the essence of who you are, beyond the ever-changing aspects of your personality. During this practice, the body (physical, energetic, emotional, and mental) relaxes deeply while the mind remains aware, allowing for a profound sense of rejuvenation.

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Life presents a continuous stream of experiences, some pleasant, some challenging, all of which can stir emotions and create desires or aversions. Yoga Nidra provides a safe and supportive space to anchor in an inner resource—a sense of peace and well-being that resides within you. This practice is designed to be gentle and respectful of your individual needs, allowing for healing and growth at your own pace.

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Yoga Nidra is not mystical or complex. It's a simple yet profound "navigation system" that helps you consciously reconnect with your true essence. This is a journey of self-discovery, a homecoming to your authentic Self—a process of remembering who you truly are.

 

"Meditation is recognition of what is already the case.
What we find at the end is already here at the beginning."
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- iRest® Founder, Richard Miller, PhD

 

Why Practice Yoga Nidra?

• Deep Rest & Relaxation: Experience profound physical and mental relaxation.

• Healing & Growth: Cultivate emotional and mental resilience.

• Self-Awareness: Increase self-awareness and insight.

• Integration: Integrate life experiences more effectively.

• Awakening: Connect with your true nature—pure awareness.

 

iRest® Yoga Nidra: A Gentle Approach

Guided by the iRest® protocol, a 10-step process developed by the iRest Institute, this practice gently navigates you through your inner landscape. You'll learn to meet and greet your experiences—physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, and memories—with kindness and curiosity. This process helps you gradually dis-identify with the limited self (ego) and connect with your true Self—the universal consciousness.

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iRest® Yoga Nidra is a secular, inquiry-based approach to deep rest. This facilitated meditation, typically practiced lying down, can also be experienced in sitting or any other comfortable posture. It guides you towards a state of deep relaxation, allowing you to connect with your true nature—a state of wholeness and abundance.​

The iRest® 10 Steps Protocol

1. Connect to Heart Felt Desire: Dharma

2. Set an Intention: Establish a clear and meaningful intention.

3. Establish Inner Resource: Connect with a sense of peace and safety within.

4. Experience the Physical Body (Annamaya)

5. Awareness of Breath (Pranayama)

6. Meeting Emotions (Manomaya)

7. Observing Thoughts / Believes / Memories / Imaginations etc. (Vijnanamaya)

8. Experience Joy (Anandamaya)

9. State of Being-ness: Rest in the awareness of your true nature.

10. Reflection and Integration

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"Connecting to one's heart felt desire is the roadmap home."
- Adelene Cheong